Filter shots

In this photo-shoot I was practising using different coloured filters on photoshop in attempt to enhance photos and make them look more visually interesting. I really like the way the pictures below have come out. 

This shot is one that shows more clutter, a busier style as the eye can catch on any of the items in it. This particular look makes glancing back at the photo a different experience each time as eyes can fall on the pig, the skull, the bird or even one of the skins in a way to makes someone want to glance back and test what else they can see. The different coloured areas also help individualize things, and the warmth gives the photo a feeling of belonging. It makes the items contrast more as the eye jumps from one to the next. There is a lot to take in but its organised chaos that exhibits a collection that is organised in a way which could be deemed respectful, rather than just thrown on the floor. Its almost like a shrine again. It has a very collage -esque feel to it.

This photo is another posed photo and the slight angle gives the impression of it titling it's head and allowing the bones to caress/pet it. It shows the feathers, now ruffled and in disarray because of age, still have the shine as the light catches on the tips spreading it to give the bird a white contrast, but not enough to take attention from the bird. The bird almost looks like its at peace, with its eyes shut, content, showing that it died peacefully. . The tilt of darkness coming in from the left makes the bird stand out, almost like a ray of light is shining on its relaxed body. and the white of the bone stands out from the dark of the background, the intense white giving it a ghastly appearance too.

This photo could be seen as a story of survival, with the fish being the only thing with some kind of life to it, everything else being dead and dull. It could represent an environmental problem, expressing the fact that most ocean life has been destroyed and others are hanging on, reaching out to try and survive, just as this fish seems to be reaching out to the coral. However, the hope is false, as the fish itself is already dead, too. Its hook like teeth could resemble it trying to adapt and keep itself alive. I really enjoy the colours I used in this picture, and the context I used them in, to show the fish thats supposed to still be alive with warm colours and all the dead things with cold colours.